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King's Castle enclosures is a prehistoric defended settlement located in Somerset, England, dating to the Iron Age. The site comprises multiple concentric earthwork enclosures that would have served both defensive and administrative functions typical of Iron Age hillforts and settlement hierarchies. The physical remains consist of banks and ditches arranged in successive rings, demonstrating the deliberate planning characteristic of later prehistoric fortified communities in the region. Such enclosed settlements represent important evidence for social organisation, settlement patterns, and land use during the Iron Age period in south-western Britain.
King's Castle enclosures, Iron Age defended settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008807. View the official record →
King's Castle enclosures is a prehistoric defended settlement located in Somerset, England, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008807.
King's Castle enclosures, Iron Age defended settlement is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008807.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well house (1.7 km), Bishop's tithe barn (1.8 km), Medieval standing cross 80m south of St Mary's Church (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of King's Castle enclosures, Iron Age defended settlement's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
King's Castle enclosures, Iron Age defended settlement stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.